Jan. 4
VISUAL ART
“Six Pack” and
“Hardcore Psycho Workout”
You’d bench-press more than the broken-limbed Governator if you could touch the life-size sculptures of Los Angeles’s Christopher Tallon, whose new show features paper versions of giant dumbbells and other free-weight accoutrement. Tallon’s “Six Pack” could double as a satirical commentary on rituals of masculinity and a critique of art world narcissism. Mark Morris’s “Hardcore Psycho Workout” also conflates gallery spaces and gymnasiums. (Johnny Ray Huston)
5:30-7:30 p.m. opening reception
and performance, free
Through Feb. 24
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
49 Geary, suite 411, SF
(415) 263-3677
www.stevenwolffinearts.com
MUSIC
Blue Turtle Seduction
Blue Turtle Seduction play “high-altitude bohemian funk grass,” according to the press release. If you’re wondering exactly what that sounds like, rest assured that it’s real good. Formed as a loose musical co-op in Lake Tahoe in 2001, Blue Turtle Seduction quickly evolved into a hard-working touring band, playing more than 200 shows last year alone. (Aaron Sankin)
9:45 p.m., $10
Sweetwater Saloon
152 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415) 388-2820
www.sweetwatersaloon.com